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Tayla Parx
Parks in 2019
Parks in 2019
Background information
Birth nameTaylor Monét Parks
Born (1993-09-16) September 16, 1993 (age 30)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2006–present
Labels

Taylor Monét Parks (born September 16, 1993), known professionally as Tayla Parx, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. In 2018, Parks was credited as a co-writer on three Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles: " Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani, " Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande, and " High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco. Her writing contributions to Grande's album Thank U, Next (2019) and Justin Bieber's Justice (2020) have earned her two Grammy Award nominations for Album of the Year. [1]

Career

Taylor Monet Parks, was born on September 16, 1993, in Dallas, Texas. She was a student at Debbie Allen’s dance academy in the city. [2] After obtaining permission from Parks's parents, Allen took the student to Washington, D.C., where she joined the professional cast at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. [3]

Parks played the role of Little Inez in the 2007 musical movie Hairspray. [4] She has also appeared in the television series Gilmore Girls, Everybody Hates Chris, Carpoolers, Bones, Victorious, and had a recurring role in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP starring Keke Palmer. Parks is also a personal friend of Palmer's. [5] [6]

Parks was signed as a songwriter by Jon Platt at Warner Chappell Publishing at age 19. [7] She has contributed to albums by Ariana Grande, Khalid, Jennifer Lopez, BTS, Jason Derulo, Pentatonix, Mariah Carey, The Internet, Camila Cabello, Fifth Harmony, and Chris Brown (featured on the track " Anyway" from his Royalty album). [8] She has written with various artists/producers including Demi Lovato, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, LeAnn Rimes, DJ Mustard, Christina Aguilera, Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Normani, Tyler Hubbard (of Florida Georgia Line), Meghan Trainor, and Marcus & Martinus. [9] Parks has also written hits for K-pop artists BTS, Red Velvet, f(x) and Tao. [10]

She also does voice acting for one of the voice types that can be given to Sims in The Sims 4, and has appeared as a judge on a Sims-based game show named The Sims Spark'd. [11]

Personal life

In an interview on the LGBTQ&A podcast, Parks said she identifies as bisexual. [12] Parks became engaged to Shirlene Quigley in January 2021. [13]

Discography

Parks inside a recording studio in 2019

Albums

Title Details
We Need to Talk [14]
Coping Mechanisms [15]

Mixtapes

Title Details
Tayla Made

Extended plays

Title Details
A Blue State [16]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles with Tayla Parx as main artist
Title Year Album
"Do Not Answer" 2015 Non-album singles
"I Love You" 2016
"Bump That"
"Potential"
"Runaway" (featuring Khalid) 2018 Tayla Made
"Me vs. Us" We Need to Talk
"Slow Dancing"
"I Want You" [17] 2019
"Fight"
(with Florida Georgia Line) [18]
Non-album single
"Dance Alone" 2020 Coping Mechanisms
"Residue"
"Fixerupper"
"System"
"Sad" 2021
"Rich" 2022 TBA
"Flowers"
"For What it’s Worth"

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Bub.

[19]
US
R&B/
HH
Dig.

[20]
" Anyway"
( Chris Brown featuring Tayla Parx)
2015 7 25 Royalty
"Your Eyes"
( The Knocks featuring Tayla Parx)
2017 Testify

Soundtrack appearances

Appearances by Tayla Parx on soundtrack albums
Title Year Album
"You Can't Stop the Beat"
(with cast of Hairspray)
2007 Hairspray
"Run and Tell That"
(with Elijah Kelley)
"Windows" 2021 Love, Victor: Season 2

Songwriting credits

Songs on which Tayla Parx received songwriting credit
Title Year Artist Album
"Call Me Crazy" 2013 Sevyn Streeter Call Me Crazy, But...
"My Everything" 2014 Ariana Grande My Everything
"All In A Day's Work" Danity Kane DK3
"Bye Baby"
" Boss" Fifth Harmony Reflection
"So Good" Jennifer Lopez A.K.A.
"Glass House" Luke James Luke James
"Rick James" Keyshia Cole Point of No Return
" Infinity" 2015 Mariah Carey Number 1 to Infinity
"Diamond" f(x) 4 Walls
"Dope" Fifth Harmony 7/27
"Birthday" Elle Varner featuring 50 Cent Non-album single
"Love Me Down" Jason Derulo Everything is 4
"Lie to Me" Prince Royce Double Vision
"Paris On a Sunny Day"
"Campfire" Red Velvet The Red
"Don't U Wait No More"
" Dumb Dumb"
"Just Sayin/I Tried" The Internet Ego Death
"Special Affair"
" Anyway" Chris Brown featuring Tayla Parx Royalty
"Ref" Pentatonix Pentatonix
"Na Na Na"
" Fuck Apologies" 2016 JoJo Mad Love
"All the Time" Chris Lane Girl Problems
" In Common" Alicia Keys Here
"Set in Stone" Guy Sebastian Conscious
"Your Eyes"
(featuring Tayla Parx)
The Knocks Testify
" Better" Meghan Trainor Thank You
" Woman Up"
"Solo Yo" 2017 Sofia Reyes featuring Prince Royce Louder
" Deliver" Fifth Harmony Fifth Harmony
"Cry Baby" Demi Lovato Tell Me You Love Me
"Just Like You" Fergie Double Dutchess
"Asleep" Majid Jordan The Space Between
"The Space Between"
"Island"
(featuring Tayla Parx)
Eric Bellinger Eric B For President: Term 2
"Make You Mine" Emma Jensen Non-album single
"Mic Drop" BTS featuring Desiigner Love Yourself: Her
"Mic Jack"
Big Boi featuring Adam Levine, Scar and Sleepy Brown Boomiverse
"AllSheWannaDo" Travis Garland featuring Casey Veggies Travis Garland
"Motel Pool" Travis Garland
"You Made Your Bed (So Lay In It)"
"Lolita" Christina Aguilera Unreleased; leaked in 2021 [21]
"Your Song" 2018 BoA featuring Junoflo One Shot, Two Shot
"The Kids Are Alright" Chloe x Halle The Kids Are Alright
" Love Lies" Khalid, Normani Love, Simon
" Pynk" Janelle Monáe featuring Grimes Dirty Computer
"I Like That" Janelle Monáe
"I Got the Juice" Janelle Monáe featuring Pharrell Williams
"Don't Judge Me" Janelle Monáe
" Accelerate" Christina Aguilera featuring 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla Sign Liberation
"Maria" Christina Aguilera
"Right Moves" Christina Aguilera featuring Keida and Shenseea
" Like I Do" Christina Aguilera featuring GoldLink
"Out of Your Mind" The Presets featuring Alison Wonderland Hi Viz
" High Hopes" Panic! at the Disco Pray for the Wicked
"Invited" Marcus & Martinus Soon
" Tints" Anderson .Paak featuring Kendrick Lamar Oxnard
"Swing" Quavo featuring Davido and Normani Quavo Huncho
" Thank U, Next" Ariana Grande Thank U, Next
" 7 Rings" 2019
" Needy"
" NASA"
"Make Up"
" Ghostin"
"Got Her Own" Ariana Grande and Victoria Monét Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Pocket Dial" Marcus & Martinus Soon
"Let Me Go"
"Coffee" Tori Kelly Inspired by True Events
"2 Places"
"Honey" 2020 Kesha High Road
"Summer"
" Diamonds" Megan Thee Stallion and Normani Birds of Prey: The Album
"Overshare" Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea
"Easy To Love" Fleur East Fearless
"I'm Ready" John Legend Bigger Love
" Take Yourself Home" Troye Sivan In a Dream
"Not a Pop Song" Little Mix Confetti
" Sweet Melody"
"Rendezvous"
"Shut Up" Ariana Grande Positions
" 34+35"
"My Hair"
"Love Language"
" POV"
"Worst Behavior"
"test drive"
"If It Ain't Me" 2021 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition
"For Ya" Paloma Mami Sueños de Dalí
" Step Back" 2022 Got the Beat Non-album single
"Take A Chance" Domi and JD Beck Not Tight
"Stamp on It" 2023 Got the Beat Stamp on It
"Deserve Me" Kali Uchis Red Moon in Venus
"Better Man" Ellie Goulding Higher Than Heaven
"Water Slide" Janelle Monáe The Age of Pleasure
" Got Me Started" Troye Sivan Something to Give Each Other

Filmography

Film

Film appearances by Tayla Parx
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Hairspray Little Inez Stubbs Critic's Choice Movie Awards for Best Acting Ensemble
2007 Beyond the Pretty Door Angel Turner
2007 Love... & Other 4 Letter Words Young Stormy
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters Victor Stone (voice) Direct-to-video
2023 Spinning Gold Donna Summer

Television

Television appearances by Tayla Parx
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Gilmore Girls Singing Kid #3 Season 6, episode 18, "The Real Paul Anka"
2006 Everybody Hates Chris Girl #2 Season 2, episode 1, "Everybody Hates Rejection"
2007 Carpoolers Aubrey's daughter Season 1, pilot episode, "The Toaster"
2009–2010 True Jackson, VP Shelley 3 episodes
2010 Bones Jill MacIntosh Season 6, episode 8, "The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck"
2012 Victorious Kara Season 3, episode 6, "Tori & Jade's Playdate"
2020 The Sims Spark'd Herself Judge; 4 episodes

Video games

Video game credits for Tayla Parx
Year Title Role
2014–present The Sims 4 Sim (voice)
2018–2019 The Walking Dead: The Final Season Alvin "AJ" Jr. (voice)

References

  1. ^ "Tayla Parx". GRAMMY.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tayla Parx Says Debbie Allen Taught Her What It Means To Be A Triple Threat". Bustle. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ "Tayla Parx is ready to talk about everything". The FADER. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ "The Hairspray Diaries Taylor Parks shares secrets from the set". Scholastic.com. July 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Bonds, Randy C. (May 27, 2011). "AWP Interviews Keke Palmer & Taylor Parks (Video Inside)". And We Present. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  6. ^ 7 Secrets episode with Keke Palmer, dat Nickelodeon
  7. ^ Reuter, Annie. "Tayla Parx Grows Her Music Empire With TaylaMade, Inc". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  8. ^ "Tayla Parx Wrote 'Thank U, Next,' 'High Hopes' & More -- Then Dropped Her Own Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  9. ^ "Tayla Parx Talks Writing Songs With Janelle Monae & Christina Aguilera After Moving on From Acting". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  10. ^ "Tayla Parx's Industry Advice For Aspiring Artists". GRAMMY.com. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  11. ^ Gundacker, Kai (July 16, 2020). "New Reality Show featuring The Sims". eSports.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  12. ^ Masters, Jeffrey (September 8, 2020). "After Crafting Hits for Ariana, Tayla Parx Prepares for the Spotlight". www.advocate.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  13. ^ Drew, Stephen (January 15, 2021). "Tayla Parx Gets Engaged to Girlfriend Shirlene Quigley: See the Photos". Billboard.
  14. ^ "iTunes – Music – We Need To Talk by Tayla Parx". iTunes.apple.com (US). April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Coping Mechanisms by Tayla Parx, retrieved 2021-03-16
  16. ^ A Blue State - Single by Tayla Parx, retrieved 2021-03-16
  17. ^ @TAYLAPARX (February 19, 2019). "Guyssss! My first album is coming on April 5th and I'm hyped!! Pushed it back a bit because I added some new joints/shot more videos; you know I gotta do the most for my taylatotts💞The next single 'I Want You' is coming your way March 8th. You ready? Cause #WeNeedToTalk" ( Tweet). Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @TAYLAPARX (November 12, 2019). "New song "Fight" dropping this Friday on 15th with my boys @floridageorgialine !!" ( Tweet). Retrieved November 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Tayla Parx: Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "Tayla Parx: Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  21. ^ "Jarina De Marco: #lolita is an unfinished demo from 2017 co-wrote by @xtina @jarinademarco and @taylaparx". Instagram. Facebook, Inc. February 26, 2021. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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